Subordinate Commands

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MRDC Subordinate Commands

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U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL)

USAARL's research programs solve medical and health-related problems that compromise the safety or deter the
mission performance of the aviator and Soldier. The laboratory conducts research on neurosensory injury,
return-to-duty standards for wounded warriors, and equipment for the medical evacuation environment.

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)

USAISR provides combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers, from self-aid through definitive
care across the full spectrum of military operations; provides state-of-the-art trauma, burn, and critical care to
Department of Defense beneficiaries around the world and civilians in our trauma region; and provides Burn Special Medical
Augmentation Response Teams.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)

USAMMDA, as the designated Program Manager, Combat Medical Systems, develops and fields medical products for the U.S.
Armed Forces in conjunction with the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (the Combat Developer), the U.S.
Army Medical Materiel Agency (the Logistician), and other service input. Products include vaccines, drugs, and medical
devices, to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases, combat-related casualties, and CBRNE threats.

U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)

USAMRAA is the contracting and assistance agreement element of the USAMRDC and provides support to the Command headquarters
and its worldwide network of laboratories and medical logistics organizations.

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)

USAMRICD discovers and develops medical countermeasures to chemical warfare agents for U.S. military and U.S. citizens;
trains and educates personnel in the medical management of chemical casualties; and provides subject matter expertise
in developing Defense and National policy and in proper crisis management.

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

USAMRIID is the lead medical research laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense Research Program. The Institute plays a key
role as the only laboratory in the Department of Defense equipped to safely study highly hazardous infectious agents requiring
maximum containment at biosafety level (BSL)-4.

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)

WRAIR conducts military-relevant infectious disease and brain health research at its Washington, D.C., area and expeditionary
laboratories to protect and enhance U.S. Service Member health and performance before, during, and after deployment.

AFRIMS is a joint undertaking between the U.S. and Thai militaries with satellite surveillance and research sites across
Southeast Asia that develops diagnostics, preventives, and therapeutics against military-relevant infectious diseases.

U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - Africa (USAMRD-A)

USAMRD-A is based in Nairobi, Kenya, with clinical research centers and field sites across sub-Saharan Africa. Working
closely with local institutions, USAMRD-A addresses infectious disease threats and carries out disease surveillance, training,
research, and outbreak response.

U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - Georgia (USAMRD-G)

USAMRD-Georgia was established in 2014 in Tbilisi, Georgia with a mission to build Georgian scientific and medical capacity,
monitor disease threats with a particular focus on antibiotic resistance, and use its laboratory facilities to support U.S.
and allied forces deployed within U.S. European Command.

U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - West (USAMRD-W)

USAMRD-West is located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the state of Washington and leads applied field studies in to identify
behavioral health concerns in Service Members as well as guides potential training and intervention efforts to improve
psychological health and well-being throughout the Pacific region.

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